Patents Examined by Gerald Oliver
  • Patent number: 9720539
    Abstract: An adapter that fits to a touchscreen of a tablet computer or mobile phone enabling input and output to and from the device. Output is achieved by a plurality of phototransistors arranged in a matrix which interpret a plurality of video image dots, squares or groups of pixels on the tablet computer or mobile phone touchscreen converting them to 1s (ones) or 0s (zeroes). Input is achieved by a plurality of conductors which are selectively electrified by control electronics to a charge sufficient to disrupt the field or capacitance of the touchscreen finger tip sense at a plurality of locations on the screen. A program(s) on the tablet computer or mobile phone interprets the electronically controlled touches as data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Dennis Kennedy
  • Patent number: 9710106
    Abstract: According to aspects of embodiments of the present invention a touch screen display device includes: a touch sensor; a touch controller configured to detect a position touched on the touch sensor; and a touch correcting unit configured to correct an initial touch position detected by the touch controller to a final touch position, wherein the touch correcting unit comprises: a first computing unit configured to convert the initial touch position to a temporary touch position; a second computing unit configured to compute a touch movement amount between the initial touch position and the temporary touch position; and a third computing unit configured to compute the final touch position by subtracting the touch movement amount from the initial touch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Ki Chun, Won-Woo Jang, Jeong-Hun So
  • Patent number: 9685133
    Abstract: There are provided with a strobe driving circuit, a strobe driving method, an array substrate and a display apparatus. The strobe driving circuit includes: a first driving unit for receiving a timing control signal, generating a first strobe driving signal based on the power signal under the control of the timing control signal; a first energy storing unit, storing energy based on the first strobe driving signal; a second driving unit connected to the first energy storing unit, for generating a second strobe driving signal based on the energy stored by the first energy storing unit under the control of the timing control signal. In the technical solution according to the embodiments of the application, the number of required bonding pads is reduced, so that the complexity of semiconductor manufacturing process and the difficulty of the manufacturing procedure are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qinggao Zhou, Peng Li, Zhong Feng, Panpan Meng, Zuhong Liu, Daeoh Oh, Zhi Hou
  • Patent number: 9671895
    Abstract: A method and system for turning off an alarm of a mobile terminal, by presetting an area threshold value, includes automatically turning on the mobile terminal's screen when the alarm of the mobile terminal sets off and detecting if a touch signal is inputted. When a touch signal is inputted, calculating an area of a valid touch region in which a user touches the touchscreen and comparing the calculated area of the valid touch region with the area threshold value. If the area of the valid touch region is greater than or equal to the area threshold value, controlling the mobile terminal to turn off the alarm. If the area of the valid touch region is smaller than the area threshold value, the alarm of the mobile terminal keeps ringing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianqiang Chen, Feifei Chai
  • Patent number: 9671887
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel, a first driver, and a second driver. The display panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a detection electrode. The first driver delivers a common driving signal to the first electrode and the second electrode at a time of display driving, and selectively writes a write signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode at a time of sensing driving. The second driver reads, from the detection electrode, a read signal indicative of a variation of a sensor signal occurring between the one of the first electrode and the second electrode, on one hand, and the detection electrode, on the other hand, at the time of the sensing driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Naosuke Furutani
  • Patent number: 9666121
    Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including: a display control unit configured to distribute brightness information to a plurality of display devices in accordance with external light amount information from a sensor; and a plurality of drive units configured to drive the plurality of display devices on a basis of the brightness information distributed by the display control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Aoyama
  • Patent number: 9665204
    Abstract: A method for detecting a continuous circle gesture, has the following steps: receiving vectors representative of an object movement by a object detection unit; determining from the received sequence velocity vectors a sequence of velocity vectors or an approximation thereof; estimating an angle between subsequent velocity vectors; and determining a rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Axel Heim
  • Patent number: 9659536
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels disposed on an insulation substrate in a horizontal direction, and including a thin film transistor region and a display area; and a reference voltage line extended along a center of the display area in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The display area includes a plurality of domains disposed in two rows, a domain in one of the two rows includes a high-gray subpixel area including a high-gray pixel electrode, and a domain in the other of the two rows includes a low-gray subpixel area including a low-gray pixel electrode. The high-gray pixel electrode and the low-gray pixel electrode each include a plurality of unit pixel electrodes, and each unit pixel electrode includes a center electrode having a planar structure and a plurality of minute branches that extend from a side of the center electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang Wi Ryu, Hak Sun Chang, Ki Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 9645658
    Abstract: A local key module and a display device including the same are disclosed herein. The local key module includes the local key module includes a wheel key configured to be rotatable, the wheel key having a circular shape aligned on a first plane, a rotation detection unit configured to detect a rotating movement of the wheel key, and a circuit board configured to supply electric current to the rotation detection unit, the circuit board being aligned on a second plane, wherein the second plane is parallel is the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Daeseon Ahn
  • Patent number: 9632698
    Abstract: There is provided an operation control device including a pressure detecting portion that is provided in a display portion that displays an input area in which character information is input, the pressure detecting portion detecting pressure with which an operation body depresses a display surface of the display portion, and an operation control portion that switches an input mode of the character information based on a change in the pressure detected. The operation control portion determines an input of the character information, when it is detected that the pressure detected has decreased by greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage within a predetermined time period, and subsequently, the operation control portion switches the input mode of the character information based on the change in the pressure detected and on the character information that is determined to be input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 9633592
    Abstract: A display device includes an acquiring circuit, a calculator, and a delay controller. The acquiring circuit acquires a gray scale voltage of a gray scale value of a pixel. The calculator calculates a first delay correction value based on a voltage currently retained on a data signal line to which the gray scale voltage is output and a gray scale voltage to be subsequently output to the data signal line. The delay controller determines a timing when the gray scale voltage is to be output to the data signal line based on the first delay correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kumeta, Ryo Ishii, Takeshi Okuno, Eiji Kanda, Daisuke Kawae, Naoaki Komiya
  • Patent number: 9620063
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of stages. Each stage includes a first input circuit, a first gate signal circuit, a second gate signal circuit, an inverting circuit, a first emission signal circuit, and a second emission signal circuit. The first gate signal circuit and second gate signal circuit are configured to generate a first logic level or a second logic level. The first emission signal circuit and the second emission signal circuit are configured to generate a first voltage or a second voltage in response to a voltage of a first node or a second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun-Joon Kim
  • Patent number: 9607564
    Abstract: A clock generator circuit of a liquid display panel includes a charge sharing switch unit, a first capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The charge sharing switch unit is configured to receive control signals and accordingly output a first-polarity voltage to the first capacitor. The clock generator circuit is configured to turn on the first switch, the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch according to a specific sequence thereby outputting a clock signal. An operation method for the aforementioned clock generator circuit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Kuei Wen, Yu-Ting Huang, Hung-Min Shih, Kuan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 9600106
    Abstract: An electronic display module is provided. The electronic display module includes a touch display assembly, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The touch display assembly has a bottom edge and a top edge located at two sides of the touch display assembly. The first circuit board is connected to the bottom edge of the touch display assembly. The second circuit board is connected to the top edge of the touch display assembly. A distance from the active area to the bottom edge is different from a distance from the active area to the top edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jef Jozef Martha Johannes Notermans
  • Patent number: 9603171
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlled and/or secure distribution of contact information. In one embodiment, transfers of contact information must be authorized by the affected party. The party distributing the contact data, the party receiving the contact data, and the party described by the contact data initiate a secure dialog to exchange contact data. Various embodiments also enable piecemeal authorization and transfer of contact information, allowing the affected party to control the portion of contact data transferred, as well as apply specific rule sets or templates. In one variant, the authorization and transfer process is optimized to reduce the number of transaction steps. Additionally, solutions for distributing contact information among larger groups of participants are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Achim Luft, Maik Bienas
  • Patent number: 9582235
    Abstract: A multi-display device is adapted to turn on and off certain device functionality based on one or more of device state and triggers. These triggers include a transition trigger, an open trigger and a closed trigger. Furthermore, and based on one or more of these triggers and device state, the device can provide feedback to a user, such as visual feedback, audio feedback and vibration feedback to assist a user with determining when the device is changing state. The operation of the primary screen, secondary screen, system and feedback options are also described relative to the beginning and endpoint of the device transition. Furthermore, the trigger corresponding to a transitional trigger where primary and secondary screens have a certain angle orientation and the trigger corresponding to a trigger point where the primary and secondary screens have a second angle orientation relative to one another are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Mohammed Selim, Ron Cassar, John S. Visosky
  • Patent number: 9583047
    Abstract: A control device executes a program including the steps of: when an unintended black image is detected, notifying a target value of brightness of a backlight and a correction amount of brightness of an image immediately before the black image is detected, until a predetermined time elapses; correcting the image based on the notified correction amount of the brightness of the image; causing a liquid crystal panel to display the corrected image; and controlling the backlight based on the notified target value of the brightness of the backlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumitaka Seki
  • Patent number: 9582073
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an orientation information acquisition unit which acquires orientation information of a head portion of a user that observes a display image of a display device; an angle of view switching unit which switches an angle of view of the display image; a rendering process unit which generates the display image based on the orientation information and the angle of view; and a transmission unit which transmits the generated image to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mariko Sakuta, Yoichi Hirota
  • Patent number: 9575613
    Abstract: A touch-sensing apparatus includes a signal-receiving module and a control unit. The signal-receiving module includes a mechanical wave-receiving unit and an electromagnetic wave-receiving unit. The mechanical wave-receiving unit is configured to receive a mechanical wave signal actively emitted by a touch object. The electromagnetic wave-receiving unit, adjacent to the mechanical wave-receiving unit, is configured to receive an electromagnetic wave signal actively emitted by the touch object. The control unit is electrically connected to the mechanical wave-receiving unit and the electromagnetic wave-receiving unit, and decides an azimuth angle and a distance of the touch object on a sensing surface with respect to the signal-receiving module according to the electromagnetic wave signal and the mechanical wave signal, and decides a position of the touch object on the sensing surface according to the azimuth angle and the distance. A touch system and a touch-detection method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Kuo-Hsien Lu
  • Patent number: 9576535
    Abstract: A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first driver and a second driver. The second driver controls an amount of current supplied from a first power source to the organic light emitting diode, corresponding to a previous data signal. The first driver stores a current data signal supplied from a data line and supplies the previous data signal to the second driver. In the pixel, the second driver includes a sixth transistor coupled between an initialization power source and a first node coupled to a gate electrode of a first transistor, the sixth transistor being configured to turn on when a first control signal is supplied; and a seventh transistor coupled between the first power source and a second node commonly coupled to the first and second drivers, the seventh transistor being configured to turn on when the first control signal is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Sung Park, Tak-Young Lee, Hai-Jung In, Bo-Yong Chung, Min-Hyuk Choi, Yong-Jae Kim